Bone Density Clinics for Pharmacy and Workplace Health Programs

This initiative provides information to help prevent fragility fractures. Testing consultations identify those potentially at risk of fragility fractures, and provides information for follow up by pharmacist and/or doctors as required.

Bone density needs to be checked regularly, just like any other health factor

Osteoporosis (thin fragile bones that break easily) is not curable but it is largely preventable:

In Australia 34% of people over age 20 have low bone density

Lifetime risk of fracture for people over 50 is 27% to 29% in men and 42% to 56% in women.

People that fall into the categories below may be at increased risk of fracture, the more factors present, the greater the risk

Logistics

Clinics available for pharmacies in metropolitan and regional areas Australia wide

Consultations are 10 minutes, starting and finishing times are flexible